In 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,' directed by Rungano Nyoni, the death of a problematic uncle instigates a reckoning within his family.

The movie "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl" is set in Zambia and deals in grief and dark family secrets. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to director Rungano Nyoni and actor Susan Chardy about the movie.

In On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, filmmaker Rungano Nyoni weaves a surreal drama about defiance in the face of ritual, and the secrets that flourish in silence.

Rungano Nyoni’s latest film “On Becoming A Guinea Fowl” puts family secrets in the spotlight in a searing tale of abuse. “I’ve got worse stories to tell,” she tells CNN.

“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” film screening: 4:30 p.m., Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As ...

"On Becoming a Guinea Fowl," Rungano Nyoni's new film, explores grief, secrets and trauma among a Zambian family. Susan Chardy is great in her debut.

In Rungano Nyoni’s entrancing, moody family drama “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” a young woman (Susan Chardy) returns home to navigate rituals of mourning for a deceased uncle — formalities ...

'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' trailer: Rungano Nyoni won Best Director at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival for her 'I Am Not a Witch' follow-up.

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl from A24 is a powerful black comedy look at patterns of abuse.

Delicate and fierce, Zambian-Welsh filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” finds painful truth in a family funeral ...

‘On Becoming A Guinea Fowl’ review: family secrets unravel in Rungano Nyoni’s Zambian funeral drama in a Cannes Film Festival premiere.